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17 YEARS AGO
MARCH 14, 2002
Dusty Wilson named All-State
Performer: T.R. Miller Senior Dusty Wilson has been named by the ASWA as an
All-State Performer for his play on the Tigers’ offensive line during the 2001 season.
Wilson also played well for the Tigers on defense, recording 21 solo tackles
and 41 assisted tackles during the season. He was also named to the All-Area
Team by The Mobile Register.
T.R. Miller Head Coach Jamie
Riggs said, “Wilson is a hard-working player who will be hard to replace on
next year’s squad. He was one of the best centers we’ve ever had here. He has
always played above his size and worked very hard.”
Wilson played center and
defensive end for the Tigers. He has been chosen to participate in the Novotel
Beachcomber Down Under Bowl in Australia.
Wilson is the son of Buster
and Charlene Wilson of Castleberry and the brother of Heath Wilson.
Lady Warriors beat Calvary
13-6: The Sparta Academy Lady Warriors softball team defeated Calvary Christian
Lady Watchmen of Montgomery 13-6 on Tues., March 5, in Evergreen.
Callie Ezell was the winning
pitcher for the Lady Warriors. She struck out eight batters, walked four and
gave up nine hits.
Junior Jessica Armuelles led
the hitting for the Lady Warriors. She went four for four with a home run,
double and two singles. She also scored three runs.
(Other Sparta players in that
game included Kelly Daw, Ashton Garner, Susan Ivey, Ashley Nolin, Crystal
Bolton, Carmen Stayrook and Jessica Roberts.)
42 YEARS AGO
MARCH 10, 1977
Donna Salter and Janice Pugh
of the Sparta Academy Warriors will play in the Alabama Private Schools
Athletic Association Girls All-Star Basketball Game at Fort Dale Academy in
Greenville tomorrow.
Warriors play in Jamboree
Saturday night: The Sparta Academy Warriors will climax spring football
practice when they take part in a jamboree at Greenville Academy at 7:30
Saturday night. Greenville, Fort Dale and South Butler academies will be the
other teams taking part. Each team will play two 12-minute quarters. The order
of play will be determined by a coin toss.
Barbecue will be served by
the host school prior to the game.
Sparta’s Warriors have had 36
boys taking part in spring drills, according to head coach Mike Bledsoe and
assistant coach Darwin Cook. The boys trying to earn places on the squad are,
by grades, 11th grade, David Sabino, Harry Crabtree, Joey Rayfield,
Jamie McKenzie, Mike Webb, Johnny Ralls, Steve Dubose, Gray Stevens and Bob
McCreary; 10th grade, Bill Cope, Hal Hart, Greg Anthony, Tony
Raines, Tommy Hutcheson, Jimmy Ellis, Tony Baggett and Bobby Padgett; ninth
grade, Terry Peacock, Ronny McKenzie, Wayne Gladwell and Greg Crabtree; eighth
grade, Robert Owens, Bobby Mason, Jeff Johnson, Steven Likens, Shayne Odom, Mike
Raines, Mike Ellis, Scott Baggett, Terry Shipp, Darwin Nix and Jeff Hutcheson;
seventh grade, Trip Hendrix and Mike Mixon; and sixth grade, Trent Carrier.
67 YEARS AGO
MARCH 13, 1952
First
Practice To Be Saturday For Teams In Baseball League: Pre-season practice will
open Saturday for teams entered in the Conecuh Amateur Baseball League.
Practice will continue through April 5. The regular season will open Sun.,
April 20.
League Secretary Carroll Smith states that the league
will be composed of eight teams if possible. Six teams are already entered,
Bermuda, Shreve, Loree, Starlington, Centerville and Paul. All of those teams
played in the league last year.
There are four teams interested in membership in the
league, Skinnerton, Lenox, Peterman and Castleberry.
The teams will play a 20-game schedule this year. It
will end Aug. 31. The games are all scheduled for Sunday, but are to be played
on Saturday if it is possible for both teams. Doubleheaders will be played only
when necessary to makeup regularly scheduled games.
The Paul Aces are defending champions in the race for
league honors.
Spring football practice opened at Evergreen High
School Wednesday afternoon. Coach Wendell Hart reports that there was a good
turnout of players. He expects 47 boys to participate in the three-week
sessions.
Coach Hart plans a Green-White game between teams
formed from the squad o the final day of practice. The game may be played
before the public. If so, it will be played at night. Practice ends April 2
under state athletic association rules.
92 YEARS AGO
MARCH 10, 1927
S.S.A.S.
ATHLETIC FUND REPORT: Receipts, Expenditures And Indebtedness Of The S.S.A.S.
Athletic Association For The Year 1926-27 To Date: There seems to be a question
in some minds as to the use of funds raised by the school to maintain the
Athletic Dept. during the current year. Therefore, I am publishing the
following statement showing receipts, disbursements and outstanding
indebtedness.
I might say
in passing that this department gets no support from the state other than the
services of one of the teachers as a coach. Neither is it supported wholly or
in part by the town but is dependent entirely on gate receipts and student
activities for support.
Football is
the most expensive sport; it requiring about $23 to equip each player. Baseball
second with about $12 and basketball about $3. Of course, all this equipment is
not purchased annually but enough is necessary to run the cost near the $500
mark.
I wish to
state that I have a careful record of all receipts and expenditures, itemized
account of each, and anyone desiring to check same will please call at the
principal’s office. – W.B. Sexton.
(Athletic
department expenses included $28.41 for telephone and telegraph usage, $8.26
for books for the library, $236 paid to visiting teams, $164.80 for
transportation and expenses of team on trips, and $53.20 for meals for visiting
teams. Revenue receipts included $569.09 from football and basketball gate
receipts and receipts from trips to other schools, $100 from the “Peptometer,”
$187.11 from plays by students, $11.40 from boys for their shoes and $29.45
from donations for meals, etc.)
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